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mohammed morsi was once a prisoner in the jails of former dictator hosni mubarak. today he took over the presidential palace. there was a celebration in tahrir square following his victory. now it's dawning on egyptians that the same generals who accepted morsi's win have already undercut his authority. the ruling military recently imposed martial law, issued a constitutional decree sharply curbing the president's powers. this after the supreme court resolve it had democratically elected parliament. professor omar ashour says in essence the generals have assured they can maintain the grip of power they held before morsi was elected. >> even though he's in office and the elected president, still he's weak enough and hegyy needs mass mobilization on the squares of egypt to sustain him and support him in front of the general. >> reporter: tahrir square has now turned back into a protest camp. ashraf lasheen was one of morsi's supporters and insists they're not going anywhere. >> we will support him, we will defend our rights and we will go forwards for that. we not gi
mohammed morsi was once a prisoner in the jails of former dictator hosni mubarak. today he took over the presidential palace. there was a celebration in tahrir square following his victory. now it's dawning on egyptians that the same generals who accepted morsi's win have already undercut his authority. the ruling military recently imposed martial law, issued a constitutional decree sharply curbing the president's powers. this after the supreme court resolve it had democratically elected...
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will we have more pressure on morsi f. we do so he may not work with us on stabilizing the gaza piece. it is difficult for the administration to deal with. >> on israel and hamas seize fire. do you feel optmistic that it will continue to hold. >> it holds depending on the ibtension of the two sides. they would like to commit to a seize fire. and it is up to hamas and islamic jihad. one is egypt and morsi and he would like to see the seize fire working because he would get support. and the other ally is iran and they may act or demand that their supporter necessary hamas and palestinian would reengage them. >> it is up to them to decide that. >> thank you for joining us with that insight. >> thank you, uma . >> and this news. former palestinian leadership yassar arafat's body will be exhumedo. this discovery sparks susthat arafat may have been murdered by israel it is it a charge that israel is denying. he died a month after the sudden illness. >> turmoil in the mideast will be front and center. senator john mccane will tal
will we have more pressure on morsi f. we do so he may not work with us on stabilizing the gaza piece. it is difficult for the administration to deal with. >> on israel and hamas seize fire. do you feel optmistic that it will continue to hold. >> it holds depending on the ibtension of the two sides. they would like to commit to a seize fire. and it is up to hamas and islamic jihad. one is egypt and morsi and he would like to see the seize fire working because he would get support....
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, but right after, a push from morsi for more power. many of the people of egypt said not so fast, and the protests are growing now. abc's matt gutman in the region again tonight for us. >> reporter: with massive protests, a cloud of tier gas, egypt is again in turmoil tonight. the violence, a reaction to egypt's first democratically elected leader, mohamed morsi, declaring all his presidential decisions are exempt from appeal or review by law makers or the courts. protesters torching a muslim brother office in alexandria and mohamed elle bar are detweeting, he appointed himself egypt's new f farrow. >> just months ago, morsi was obscure before being elected in may, shooting to international prominence this week by brokers the hamas/israel cease-fire. solidifying himself as a key u.s. al li. >> i want to thank president morsi for his personal leadership to deescalate the situation in gaza and end the violence. >> it put the united states in an awkward situation to have to criticize a partner that it is clearly now has to rely on in the
, but right after, a push from morsi for more power. many of the people of egypt said not so fast, and the protests are growing now. abc's matt gutman in the region again tonight for us. >> reporter: with massive protests, a cloud of tier gas, egypt is again in turmoil tonight. the violence, a reaction to egypt's first democratically elected leader, mohamed morsi, declaring all his presidential decisions are exempt from appeal or review by law makers or the courts. protesters torching a...
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they said they won't return to work until morsi rescinds decrees giving himself near absolute power. at the same time, the supreme constitutional court rejected morsi's claims that it's undermining his government. >> ( translated ): the egyptian supreme constitutional court will not be terrorized from any threat or blackmail and it will not be subjected to any pressure from anyone, no matter how forcible the pressure. and the supreme constitutional court is ready to face this, whatever the consequences, which could be a high price, even if the price is the life of its judges. >> sreenivasan: the courts' actions came a day after nationwide protests against morsi's decrees. and late today, there was word the egyptian leader will address the country tomorrow about his actions and the response. rebels in eastern congo have begun pulling out of territory they seized from government troops just last week. neighboring countries had issued an ultimatum for the m-23 fighters to withdraw from the key town of goma by friday. the group is made up mainly of soldiers who deserted the congolese arm
they said they won't return to work until morsi rescinds decrees giving himself near absolute power. at the same time, the supreme constitutional court rejected morsi's claims that it's undermining his government. >> ( translated ): the egyptian supreme constitutional court will not be terrorized from any threat or blackmail and it will not be subjected to any pressure from anyone, no matter how forcible the pressure. and the supreme constitutional court is ready to face this, whatever...
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morsi sit smiling. morsi brought on habib into this office. marcos, another clip, and these were nonislamists he brought in, and they have all since abandoned hem because they feel sold out. the question is whether -- where next in the administration does not test moore sis for a couple reasons, the first of which is -- three reasons. ... that should be the lesson of the arab spring, but a stable right now partly that stable. secondly, remember that with her brother is doing now is making egypt is stable because the constitution emerges. witchel have is a critical mass of body politics that rejects it. the idea that the brotherhood might be blue undemocratic that siebel is clearly countered that events in cairo. finally, there's the fact that more morsi in the muslim or differing foreign policy. so morsi was responsible during gaza. at the up sticks are from washington. but the optics from cairo is first of all morsi has entirely of yours israeli-palestinian policy. he is not with this release. not only that coming at that company organize the
morsi sit smiling. morsi brought on habib into this office. marcos, another clip, and these were nonislamists he brought in, and they have all since abandoned hem because they feel sold out. the question is whether -- where next in the administration does not test moore sis for a couple reasons, the first of which is -- three reasons. ... that should be the lesson of the arab spring, but a stable right now partly that stable. secondly, remember that with her brother is doing now is making egypt...
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. >> many fear a president morsi would use the brotherhood's control of parliament to turn egypt in an islamic state. >> it's scary. >> the rise of muslim brotherhood isn't the only fear. across cairo, spray paint covered the faces of posters supporting shafik from the regime of former president hosni mubarak. students at cairo university led the revolution to oust mubarak last year. and a win by shafik or moussa will bring people back to the streets. >> we are going to see a revolution. >> results from this round of voting should be released sometime next week. barring a winner, the top two vote -getters head to runoff election in mid-june. most likely they will be a combination of the top two islamists in the race and also those two former mubarak regime members. bret? >> leland vittert live in cairo early thursday morning. thank you. >> spain's prime minister says his country urgently needs liquid funds and can't continue much longer with the current high interest rates. this as the 27 european union leaders met in brussels to keep a debt crisis from spiraling out of control. last n
. >> many fear a president morsi would use the brotherhood's control of parliament to turn egypt in an islamic state. >> it's scary. >> the rise of muslim brotherhood isn't the only fear. across cairo, spray paint covered the faces of posters supporting shafik from the regime of former president hosni mubarak. students at cairo university led the revolution to oust mubarak last year. and a win by shafik or moussa will bring people back to the streets. >> we are going to...
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morsi announced a referendum to be held on the 14 th for a new constitution. >>> more wet weather is expected along the west coast today. drenching rain and strong winds have knocked out power for thousands. delayed flights, tied up traffic and flooded many roadways in northern california. >>> more news later. now back to qutd caught on camera." >>> in texas, a tow truck driver and young father-to-be fears for his life. wondering if this is the end. january 24, 2010. 21-year-old edward wiley makes his usual rounds just after midnight at an apartment complex in southeast houston. the company he works for is contracted to inspect the complex daily and remove any illegally parked vehicles. he's worked at red light wreckers for two years. he enjoys the job and the steady paycheck. special with a child on the way. company owner chris says edward is one of the company's best drivers at the time. >> he was a young gentlemen, very energetic, very eager. at one point he worked at wal-mart, so going from making minimum wage to being a tow truck driver which pays fairly well, i would say he was
morsi announced a referendum to be held on the 14 th for a new constitution. >>> more wet weather is expected along the west coast today. drenching rain and strong winds have knocked out power for thousands. delayed flights, tied up traffic and flooded many roadways in northern california. >>> more news later. now back to qutd caught on camera." >>> in texas, a tow truck driver and young father-to-be fears for his life. wondering if this is the end. january 24,...
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egypt's new president mohamed morsi ans. unquote. christians and muslims. with no favoritism. >> the egyptian people will look to their elected leaders to protect the rights of all citizens and to govern in a fair and d so will we. >> question. true or false. the secretary of state says in effect, when it comes to freedom of religion, the world is sliding backwards. is she correct in that? >> it certainly is strue in some parts of the world. it is certainly true in the arab world and the muslim world. we see what happened in egypt. it is not just in egypt. it is a part of that whole array of countries. but egypt is one of the great countries. and one that is really fallen under the sway of the muslim brotherhood. and nobody knows where that is going to go. they were able to replace the senior leaders of the military, it is an example of a level of power and political sophistication that we will find will be a real problem for as we go forward. >> is it true the syrian catholic and orthodox leaders have sided with assad, and they are -- there is worry that t
egypt's new president mohamed morsi ans. unquote. christians and muslims. with no favoritism. >> the egyptian people will look to their elected leaders to protect the rights of all citizens and to govern in a fair and d so will we. >> question. true or false. the secretary of state says in effect, when it comes to freedom of religion, the world is sliding backwards. is she correct in that? >> it certainly is strue in some parts of the world. it is certainly true in the arab...
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morsy asked for calm. for those that gathered out of the pal lace, he defended hits decrees and defended accusations of a power grab. >> translator: i didn't take a decision against anyone or pick a side against another. i have to put myself in a clear bath, a path that achiefs a clear goal. >> it's now after midnight, and pockets of clashes continue around tahrir square, and many of the demonstrators are pitching tents, an indication the demonstrations could continue through the weekend. >>> only two days ago, secretary of state hillary clinton was praising the egyptian government for it's leadership in bringing stability and peace to the east. let's go to dan lothian. >> reporter: there is concern about too much power in the hands of one man. he played a key role in that cease fire, he developed what one official says is a relationship of trust with president obama, but as we know with every relationship, things can get complicated. >> at the white house, a sense of calm, kicking off the holiday season w
morsy asked for calm. for those that gathered out of the pal lace, he defended hits decrees and defended accusations of a power grab. >> translator: i didn't take a decision against anyone or pick a side against another. i have to put myself in a clear bath, a path that achiefs a clear goal. >> it's now after midnight, and pockets of clashes continue around tahrir square, and many of the demonstrators are pitching tents, an indication the demonstrations could continue through the...
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on the ground supporters of morsi chanted his name. once in prison for membership in the muslim brotherhood the 60-year-old will replace staunch u.s. ally and ousted president mubarak. >> mubarak killed us. but, now, we are wake up. egypt woke up. >> this crowd has been translating "god is great," and say it is divine intervention that brought morsi to be the president elect. it is a chance for a better life for their kids. this is why they voted for morsi and to have their children be in a country with a democratically elected president make as parent feel their kid will have a brighter future than they do. the victory attempted to assuage fears the presidency would follow the brotherhood strict islam interpretation. the more educated and wealthy egyptians celebrating in the square had a message for those worried around the world. >> america, do not worry. i am muslim. i am modern muslim. >> morsi won by 2.5 percent of the overall egyptian population and many fear he will turn this country into an islamic state. there is a big wild ca
on the ground supporters of morsi chanted his name. once in prison for membership in the muslim brotherhood the 60-year-old will replace staunch u.s. ally and ousted president mubarak. >> mubarak killed us. but, now, we are wake up. egypt woke up. >> this crowd has been translating "god is great," and say it is divine intervention that brought morsi to be the president elect. it is a chance for a better life for their kids. this is why they voted for morsi and to have...
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jim, let's start with the reasons that morsi has given for these new powers. >> hi craig. well morsi spoke, he came out of his presidential palace a few hours ago to address his thousands of supporters at that point, gathered around and that's what he told them. he said that he had to take this extreme step because there were opponents of the revolution namely and specifically the prosecutor general, he would be likely the supreme court like our supreme court chief justice and several other judges that they were interfering in this what has become a tedious, difficult, paralyzed process of writing egypt's new constitution. he called them quote weebles eating away at egypt's nation saying that egypt really does risk losing this moment in its history unless that process speeds up. he has decreed that there will be a vote that -- in two months time there will be an election, i should say, the parliamentary election. a vote on the new constitution. the problem is that those writing the constitution they're all islamists and that's because the liberals and secularists and nonis
jim, let's start with the reasons that morsi has given for these new powers. >> hi craig. well morsi spoke, he came out of his presidential palace a few hours ago to address his thousands of supporters at that point, gathered around and that's what he told them. he said that he had to take this extreme step because there were opponents of the revolution namely and specifically the prosecutor general, he would be likely the supreme court like our supreme court chief justice and several...
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ok so we have very strong words there from this from morsi what do you think he meant by by that what exactly did he mean by that kind of support or i think morsi of course just just until recently until he came into power he was on the side of the freedom fighters the dissenters and so on and so i think he's sending a message to the syrian people that we're with you and this is a very big shift i think for egypt and particular i mean this message delivered in iran it will have big impact. called thank you so much for coming out and coming into the stereo the appreciate it that was called bach and fell director of advocacy for the project on middle east democracy and that's going to do it for now but for more on the stories we cover check out our you tube channel you tube dot com slash r t america our follow me on twitter at liz wall will be right back here at eight pm. dreaming of a luxury used sea round trip with open air entertainments. a little bit of exercise to get in better shape. and cost cuisine with all my healthy ingredients. in this case something to remove our summer sale
ok so we have very strong words there from this from morsi what do you think he meant by by that what exactly did he mean by that kind of support or i think morsi of course just just until recently until he came into power he was on the side of the freedom fighters the dissenters and so on and so i think he's sending a message to the syrian people that we're with you and this is a very big shift i think for egypt and particular i mean this message delivered in iran it will have big impact....
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egypt's stock market plunging since morsi issued the decree. morsi meeting with senior judges saying the measures are temporary, not meant to concentrate powers. sandy, the worst storm to ever hit the jersey shore, also leaving a huge financial dent. new jersey governor chris christie announcing the preliminary cost of the damage is a record-high $29.4 billion, a number expected to rise. new york governor andrew cuomo also planning to ask the federal government for at least $30 billion to help his state in its recovery. meanwhile, new york is getting $27 million in federal funds to hire more than 5,000 sandy cleanup workers. holiday shopping season is off to a record start -- 247 million shoppers visiting stores and websites over the four-day weekend starting on thanksgiving, spending totaling over $59 billion, with the average holiday shopper spending $423. but if you're in the market for a partridge in a pear tree or seven swans a-swimming, you better start saving. this year's "twelve days of christmas" gift list will cost you over $100,000.
egypt's stock market plunging since morsi issued the decree. morsi meeting with senior judges saying the measures are temporary, not meant to concentrate powers. sandy, the worst storm to ever hit the jersey shore, also leaving a huge financial dent. new jersey governor chris christie announcing the preliminary cost of the damage is a record-high $29.4 billion, a number expected to rise. new york governor andrew cuomo also planning to ask the federal government for at least $30 billion to help...
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they're demanding morsi can sell the december 15th vote to the draft resolution. they're also rejecting last month's decree which pretty much makes morsi a dictator. >>> south africans are ancient ul anxiously awaiting word. the 94-year-old anti-partied icon has been in the hospital since saturday and officials refuse to say anything about his ailment on what tests he's ung going. mark phillips reports. >> reporter: when a man who is a savior of the country is rushed to the hospital, it's a question of hold the front page. nelson mandela was brought to this hospital for what's being described as a routine visit, test, nothing to be alarmed about the south african government says. but there's no such thing as routine for a 94-year-old man who's known to be in frail health, and people are really worried. >> hope he gets well soon and back strong again soon. >> we hope everything goes well and that this comes out positive. >> reporter: normally mandela spends his time at his home village about 500 miles away. this was him at his 94th birthday celebration last july wh
they're demanding morsi can sell the december 15th vote to the draft resolution. they're also rejecting last month's decree which pretty much makes morsi a dictator. >>> south africans are ancient ul anxiously awaiting word. the 94-year-old anti-partied icon has been in the hospital since saturday and officials refuse to say anything about his ailment on what tests he's ung going. mark phillips reports. >> reporter: when a man who is a savior of the country is rushed to the...
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revolutionary youth in egypt have called for a million man protest to mark president mohamed morsi's 100 days in office. critics are frustrated with the pace of reform under his leadership since he took office in june as the first elected successor to hosni mubarak. >>> the space shuttle "endeavour" begins its two-day 12-mile journey from lax to the california science museum. city officials had to cut down 10,000 trees along the route in order to make room for "endeavour's" 78 foot wing span. >>> and happy birthday to actor hugh jackman. he turns 44 today. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. donald trump reveals the cast of this season's "celebrity apprentice" and gives his take on last night's debates. >>> and a live look at dazzling diamonds on the set this morning, including an extremely rare 76 carat stone. >>> and now keep it on this cha
revolutionary youth in egypt have called for a million man protest to mark president mohamed morsi's 100 days in office. critics are frustrated with the pace of reform under his leadership since he took office in june as the first elected successor to hosni mubarak. >>> the space shuttle "endeavour" begins its two-day 12-mile journey from lax to the california science museum. city officials had to cut down 10,000 trees along the route in order to make room for...
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his. >> and president obama is stuck now, he wants to court morsi, now that morsi is acting extra illegally, he's almost forcing president obama to rebuke him publicly. and the question whether he will do so. >> the president left to play golf and a tree was greeted by mrs. obama, malia, sasha and bo. >> and the palestinian president abbas plans to take the issue of palestinian state hood to the u.n. general assembly. they've been unable to convince abbas not to do so and president murphy of egypt is unlikely to stand in his way, shannon. >> jennifer griffin live from the white house tonight. thank you. >> the two day old cease-fire between israel and gaza is mostly holding, all has not done smoothly. connor powell has the story from jerusalem. >> the fra gifragile cease-fire. and the border between israel and gaza and some were farmers wanted to get access to their land. and others the cease-fire agreements. after shouting verbal warnings to the crowds, israeli troops opened fire killing one pal al and wounding more than a dozen. and israel and hamas accused each other of violating the the
his. >> and president obama is stuck now, he wants to court morsi, now that morsi is acting extra illegally, he's almost forcing president obama to rebuke him publicly. and the question whether he will do so. >> the president left to play golf and a tree was greeted by mrs. obama, malia, sasha and bo. >> and the palestinian president abbas plans to take the issue of palestinian state hood to the u.n. general assembly. they've been unable to convince abbas not to do so and...
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anger over president morsi's power grab intensifies with a live report. >>heather: a top voice in congress is stepping down as other key leaders that keep our country safe head for the door. our panel weighs in on who could fill the void. >> an outbreak in america, where there has been a major spike in chicken pox and whether it could spread. >> up first, general john mccain speaking out about u.n. ambassador susan rice's potential nomination as the next secretary of state. rice has come underfire from john mccain and other lawmakers for early remarks about the attack in libya which turned out to be false. while appearing on fox news sunday, senator john mccain said he would be willing to an opportunity to explain her position. listen. >> is there anything that ambassador rice can do to change your mind? >> sure, she can, i give everyone the benefit of explaining their position and the actions they took. i will be glad to have the opportunity to discuss the issues with her. >>chris: you are saying she could conceivably get your vote for secretary of state
anger over president morsi's power grab intensifies with a live report. >>heather: a top voice in congress is stepping down as other key leaders that keep our country safe head for the door. our panel weighs in on who could fill the void. >> an outbreak in america, where there has been a major spike in chicken pox and whether it could spread. >> up first, general john mccain speaking out about u.n. ambassador susan rice's potential nomination as the next secretary of state....
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the coordinated response, the anti-morsi for us. morsi is not about this. you have to understand who morsi was in the brotherhood. he was kind of this unknown player. when he was with the brotherhood enforced. that means that he played a key role. the hard-line ideology and tactics. there is a central division within the brotherhood between people. they want the brothers to be a social preaching organization and others who want the brotherhood to be a vanguard or political program as steve mentioned. it has really taken over the brotherhood's leadership since 2009 in particular. they have emerged since 2005 or so. morsi was the chief person and his job to weed out people, like mohammed habib. like the platform that more see is crafted. over time he we did these people out. you look at that and say, maybe he is a negotiator. in fact, the reason why the brotherhood chose them was because they trusted that he would tell the line in these very difficult discussions with the regime. the regime wanted to talk to mohammed morsi and they view him as an offense if r
the coordinated response, the anti-morsi for us. morsi is not about this. you have to understand who morsi was in the brotherhood. he was kind of this unknown player. when he was with the brotherhood enforced. that means that he played a key role. the hard-line ideology and tactics. there is a central division within the brotherhood between people. they want the brothers to be a social preaching organization and others who want the brotherhood to be a vanguard or political program as steve...
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only 50% of the electorate turned out and mohammed morsi only won 52% of that. so we're talking about somewhere between 25% and 26% of those egyptians eligible to vote actually voted for him. and many egyptians were unhappy with the choice that they were given in the second round. on one hand, mohammed morsi of the muslim brotherhood, an organization many feel is too ideological, too religious. the other choice was a holdover from the regime of hosni mubarak. i know one egyptian who told me that he would vote in this election, but he would do it wearing surgical gloves and holding his nose because he didn't like the choices that were being presented. >> ben, what about women? there had been many women who had expressed their concerns that many of their rights that they have and enjoy right now would be taken away if mohamed morsi, muslim brotherhood party were to be elected and here we are. so are women expressing that same sentiment prior to the vote? >> certainly there's a large sector of the population where women and others who were concerned about the attit
only 50% of the electorate turned out and mohammed morsi only won 52% of that. so we're talking about somewhere between 25% and 26% of those egyptians eligible to vote actually voted for him. and many egyptians were unhappy with the choice that they were given in the second round. on one hand, mohammed morsi of the muslim brotherhood, an organization many feel is too ideological, too religious. the other choice was a holdover from the regime of hosni mubarak. i know one egyptian who told me...
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after all they have decided to elect mohammed morsi as the president. the united states needs now to be good to its work and also recognizing the history of the united states's involvement with mubarak's egypt needs to take a step back a little bit here and recognize that washington is profoundly unpopular and that it could do more harm than good by speaking out as forcefully as some suggest. >> what will be the reaction with the rest of the arab world and turkey and iran. >> well for the... now i think that the whole region people are no longer talking about the turkish model. it used to be for us five, ten years for people who are studying and commenting democratization in the arab world and the muslim world everybody was talking about the turkish model. now i think we are going to have the egyptian model in which you have a revolution where a change into civil rule without waiting for decades until the military is no longer. until you have really a party or a candidate that is elected by the people themselves. and that is a very important affected so
after all they have decided to elect mohammed morsi as the president. the united states needs now to be good to its work and also recognizing the history of the united states's involvement with mubarak's egypt needs to take a step back a little bit here and recognize that washington is profoundly unpopular and that it could do more harm than good by speaking out as forcefully as some suggest. >> what will be the reaction with the rest of the arab world and turkey and iran. >> well...
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we are awaiting to hear the first remarks from the president-elect, mohamed morsi. when those comments come, we understand there will be some english translation. when they come we'll bring them to you as soon as we can. again another look at a very crowded tahrir square on a windy evening as you saw ben's hair blowing there which was a very hot day. perhaps these are indeed winds of change. >>> all right, the white house is reacting to egypt's election. it just released this statement, saying, in farther, "we look forward to working together with president-elect morsi and the government he forms on the basis of mutual respect to advance the many shared interests between egypt and the united states." >>> back here, in the u.s., tropical storm debby is strengthening off the gulf of mexico. the storm's path is uncertain but people living along the texas coast to the florida panhandle are all getting ready. louisiana is so concerned about the flooding, the governor has already declared a state of emergency. southeast of new orleans, plaquemines parish president said th
we are awaiting to hear the first remarks from the president-elect, mohamed morsi. when those comments come, we understand there will be some english translation. when they come we'll bring them to you as soon as we can. again another look at a very crowded tahrir square on a windy evening as you saw ben's hair blowing there which was a very hot day. perhaps these are indeed winds of change. >>> all right, the white house is reacting to egypt's election. it just released this...
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he's mohamed morsi, a civilian, and a member of the muslim brotherhood. for the united states, these are also uneasy times. america gives egypt $1.6 billion a year and depends on it to keep the peace in the middle east. and stability throughout this region. morsi has assured the united states, and he told me in an interview, that he will respect egypt's peace treaty with israel. and you will respect that treaty? >> yes, of course, i will. >> reporter: as far as security is concerned, it's the u.s.-backed egyptian military that's still very much in charge. so who exactly is this new president? mohamed morsi went to university in the united states. where he earned a ph.d. in engineering at usc. two of his sons were born in the u.s., and they are american citizens. so what will his presidency be like? some people are worried, including egyptian women. >> if he will not fulfill his commitment, the people will react against him. >> reporter: mohamed morsi has now resigned from the muslim brotherhood, well aware of the fears of many people here in egypt, as wel
he's mohamed morsi, a civilian, and a member of the muslim brotherhood. for the united states, these are also uneasy times. america gives egypt $1.6 billion a year and depends on it to keep the peace in the middle east. and stability throughout this region. morsi has assured the united states, and he told me in an interview, that he will respect egypt's peace treaty with israel. and you will respect that treaty? >> yes, of course, i will. >> reporter: as far as security is...
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president obama called president-elect morsi and congratulated him following his victory. speaking monday, state to permit spokesperson victoria nuland explained what president obama said. >> as the president made clear in his phone calls, we want to see president elect morsi take steps to advance national unity, to uphold universal values, to respect the rights of all egyptians, particularly women, minorities, christians, etc. >> to talk more about the significance of morsi's electoral victory, we're joined by "democracy now!" chris von sharif abdel kouddous. he is just back from cairo. -- correspondent sharif abdel kouddous but he is just back from cairo. >> he is the first democratically elected president and egypt, and it really marks a victory over the lingering of the ex party officials, media figures, state bureaucrats who really rallied around ahmed shafiq and a desperate bid to support his presidency and beat the muslim brotherhood, but they failed. morsi himself -- history is not one typical of leading brotherhood members who had years of imprisonment and sacrifi
president obama called president-elect morsi and congratulated him following his victory. speaking monday, state to permit spokesperson victoria nuland explained what president obama said. >> as the president made clear in his phone calls, we want to see president elect morsi take steps to advance national unity, to uphold universal values, to respect the rights of all egyptians, particularly women, minorities, christians, etc. >> to talk more about the significance of morsi's...
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clinton says morsi is ready to unify his country. >> president morsi made clear that he understands the success of his presidency and indeed of egypt's democratic transition, depends on building consensus across the egyptian political spectrum. to work on a new constitution at parliament, to protect civil society, to draft a new constitution that will be respected by all. >> clinton is also expected to address two touchy issues during that visit, women's rights and equality for koptic christians. >>> going months, even years without a paycheck. many out of work americans are dealing with that very tough reality right now but young people are finding it especially difficult to land that illusive job. cnn's sandra endo explains why. >> at 19 years old, tegra has endured plenty of hardship. >> our house went through foreclosure. and we had to go from house to house living with other people. and that's not comfortable at all. >> after three years of bouncing around to multiple homes with her single parent mom and three siblings, her living situation took a toll. crudip was forced to drop ou
clinton says morsi is ready to unify his country. >> president morsi made clear that he understands the success of his presidency and indeed of egypt's democratic transition, depends on building consensus across the egyptian political spectrum. to work on a new constitution at parliament, to protect civil society, to draft a new constitution that will be respected by all. >> clinton is also expected to address two touchy issues during that visit, women's rights and equality for...
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as long as morsi knows his own country's interests, i think he's okay. and that would be tough for iran to pull off. they're of course shia. he's in a sunni majority country. egypt is seen as the center of the arab world where as iran is the separate persian civilizati civilization. i'm not too worried if he's avoiding having a bad relationship with iran. >> now, morsi has enjoyed an education in this country, studying in engineering. he's tasted the fruits of democracy. how much do you think he's committed to democratic inclusion in a country like egypt, which has frankly been a dictat dictatorship for almost 40 years? >> if there's going to be a dictatorship in the future, i think it's more likely to be a military dictatorshidictatorshi. in order, the generals have so much power still that if morsi makes big mistakes or pushes his luck, i think he's as likely to see the kind of reaction we've seen in turkey and pakistan over the decades, where there was essentially a military coup against a leader who went too far. i'm not saying i want that, but i do
as long as morsi knows his own country's interests, i think he's okay. and that would be tough for iran to pull off. they're of course shia. he's in a sunni majority country. egypt is seen as the center of the arab world where as iran is the separate persian civilizati civilization. i'm not too worried if he's avoiding having a bad relationship with iran. >> now, morsi has enjoyed an education in this country, studying in engineering. he's tasted the fruits of democracy. how much do you...
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mohamed morsi went to university in the united states. where he earned a ph.d. in engineering at usc. two of his sons were born in the u.s., and they are american citizens. so what will his presidency be like? some people are worried, including egyptian women. >> if he will not fulfill his commitment, the people will react against him. >> reporter: mohamed morsi has now resigned from the muslim brotherhood, well aware of the fears of many people here in egypt, as well as in the united states. and sources tell me he wants to move away from being a religious representative to one who is worried about bread and butter issues for the people and to promote a progressive islamic democracy for this part of the world. diane. >> thanks so much, christiane amanpour. >>> back here at home, your money brings another day of good news about gas prices. the average price of a gallon of gas is now down 10 cents in the past week. $3.44 a gallon. here are the new projections. experts say gas could fall another 11 cents by the fourth of july. >>> and there is word tonight that "je
mohamed morsi went to university in the united states. where he earned a ph.d. in engineering at usc. two of his sons were born in the u.s., and they are american citizens. so what will his presidency be like? some people are worried, including egyptian women. >> if he will not fulfill his commitment, the people will react against him. >> reporter: mohamed morsi has now resigned from the muslim brotherhood, well aware of the fears of many people here in egypt, as well as in the...
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when this revolution began a year and a half ago, in this square, mohamed morsi was behind bars. today morsi was touring president mubarak's old office, even sitting down in his old chair testing it out for size. critics say that the rise of the muslim brotherhood to power will be absolutely disastrous for this country, turning egypt certainly anti-israeli and perhaps anti-american as well. brian? >> all of that will deserve watching over the coming days. richard engel in tahrir square tonight. thanks. >>> still ahead, as we continue along the way on this monday night the mean season. the fires in the american west so bad now half the nation's firefighting aircraft are all working in one state. >>> later, let the games begin. it looks like michael phelps might have met his match. a great rivalry in the pool. on the road to london. >>> as we mentioned we've got a dangerous situation in the american west. conditions are bad. red flag fire warnings are posted from kansas all the way west to california and in colorado it's downright urgent. 11,000 people evacuated right now tonight,
when this revolution began a year and a half ago, in this square, mohamed morsi was behind bars. today morsi was touring president mubarak's old office, even sitting down in his old chair testing it out for size. critics say that the rise of the muslim brotherhood to power will be absolutely disastrous for this country, turning egypt certainly anti-israeli and perhaps anti-american as well. brian? >> all of that will deserve watching over the coming days. richard engel in tahrir square...
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you have heard comments calling president morsi a a -- president morsi a pharoah, where does that go? >>guest: it is sad for the egyptians people. we saw a pro democracy uprising that was, that had taken down a leader would had essentially stolen billions and billions from his people and now what we have is the systematic transition of egypt through the laws internally which will force egypt to a sad state so become another iran, another country that is uprooted by islamists and ends up turning into a state that is controlling their people and imprisoning. it is a sad day and the egyptians have every right to be upset. >>gregg: how dangerous would a strictly islamic country be especially if they decide we have to have nuclear weapons, too, because iran is trying to do so? >>guest: it is as dangerous as it gets and the reason why, specifically, is because you have another piece in the middle east puzzle which, again, is completely system click turned in from whatever democracy there was prior to the fall of mubarak into islamic state, in term we have the extremists controlled and pulli
you have heard comments calling president morsi a a -- president morsi a pharoah, where does that go? >>guest: it is sad for the egyptians people. we saw a pro democracy uprising that was, that had taken down a leader would had essentially stolen billions and billions from his people and now what we have is the systematic transition of egypt through the laws internally which will force egypt to a sad state so become another iran, another country that is uprooted by islamists and ends up...
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clinton met president morsi in the palace. just a couple of years ago president morsi was in prison. he advocated a tougher foreign policy view with the united states and israel. the secretary offered incentives and foreign loan forgiveness. but she would want continued acess to the suez and intelligence caninal in addition for morsi doing things internally in his own question. >> i commended him on his pledge to serve all egyptians including woman and minority and protect the rights of all egyptians. >> the thing that the u.s. is scared about is egypt turning into another turkey. turkey was ruled by a military groupgovernment and a key u.s. ally and now slipped beyond anything what anyone would call ally. there was an islamic president that took control and moved it away from the pro western government. if egypt goes that way it is a scary situation . >> that brings a question of how every day egyptians feel about secretary clinton's arrival. there was a lot of egyptians that like morsi. we saw that in front of the hotel. the
clinton met president morsi in the palace. just a couple of years ago president morsi was in prison. he advocated a tougher foreign policy view with the united states and israel. the secretary offered incentives and foreign loan forgiveness. but she would want continued acess to the suez and intelligence caninal in addition for morsi doing things internally in his own question. >> i commended him on his pledge to serve all egyptians including woman and minority and protect the rights of...
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>> morsi had won. the results that the brotherhood put forward a week ago, only six hours after the polls closed were very similar to the final results announced. there were probably a great deal of negotiations taking place. egypt is a place without real working, legitimate institutions. so informal politics takes place in tahrir square as a form of pressure against the military council to keep them honest. and they held out to probably try to get some concessions or put pressure on the brotherhood candidate. >> brown: the military you mean. that's right. brown: hisham before we look at all the problems -- and there are plenty -- it's still a stunning moment, isn't it? a guy from the muslim brotherhood which was outlawed. >> absolutely. this is the first civilian president in the history of the egyptian republic. for the last 60 years egypt was ruled by four military officers, the last one was mubarak really ended by marginalizing egypt as a regional power andy mask lating egyptians institutions. he h
>> morsi had won. the results that the brotherhood put forward a week ago, only six hours after the polls closed were very similar to the final results announced. there were probably a great deal of negotiations taking place. egypt is a place without real working, legitimate institutions. so informal politics takes place in tahrir square as a form of pressure against the military council to keep them honest. and they held out to probably try to get some concessions or put pressure on the...
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president morsi was not the leader of the revolution. he doesn't have the status of a nelson mandela. he's not somebody who can stand up there and take the nation in any direction he wants. he was elected afterwards in a close election. he has not been a rainmaker. he has not been able to bring a lot of money to egypt to address its problems. he's a politician. he's taking the mood of the street. he sees the frustration building up. it's much easier to ride with it. right now he's caution between a stone and a hard place. there's enormous pressure on the united states to show backbone and stand up to public opinion. on the other side he has very little to offer the egyptians right now. the greatest latitude we can give morsi is money. egypt needs money. egypt needs enormous amount of money to build its economy torque change its economy. instead of that we're threatening to cut off foreign aid. that's not going to give morsi any latitude with this public. >> there's lots of reasons america is hated in the region. i want to talk about is t
president morsi was not the leader of the revolution. he doesn't have the status of a nelson mandela. he's not somebody who can stand up there and take the nation in any direction he wants. he was elected afterwards in a close election. he has not been a rainmaker. he has not been able to bring a lot of money to egypt to address its problems. he's a politician. he's taking the mood of the street. he sees the frustration building up. it's much easier to ride with it. right now he's caution...